Of the Fall of Man, Of Sin, and Of the Punishment Thereof

Chapter 6 confesses that our first parents, being seduced by the subtlety and temptation of Satan, sinned in eating the forbidden fruit. By this sin they fell from their original righteousness and communion with God, and we in them — whereby death came upon all, all becoming dead in sin, wholly defiled in all the parts and faculties of soul and body.

The doctrine of original sin is the dark backdrop against which the gospel shines. Without it, the cross of Christ is unintelligible. With it, the cross is gloriously necessary and sufficient.

We were not born neutral. We were born under the guilt and corruption of Adam’s sin. The Reformed Baptist takes this seriously — not to despair, but to grasp the wonder of the rescue that follows.

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For the full text of this chapter with scripture proofs, see the1689confession.com or Founders Ministries.